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family, plus the Ashland S. and American Oaks winner Room Service from a mare by A.P. Indy’s son
OLD TRIESTE
.
Mares by other sons of
A.P. INDY
, such as
BERNARDINI
and
STEPHEN GOT EVEN
, are other possibilities, as are mares
by Pulpit’s excellent son
TAPIT
.
As Verrazano’s two lines of
MR PROSPECTOR
will be well back in his foals’ pedigrees, there is plenty of scope for other
lines. More Than Ready’s Gr.1 Champagne Stakes winner Daredevil is out of a mare by
FORTY NINER
, while his 2016
2yo Gr.2 winner Boynton has a dam by
DISTORTED HUMOR
. More Than Ready also has a 2016 2yo Gr.2 winner,
Made You Look, and the 2016 Gr.3 winner Life Imitates Art out of daughters of
UNBRIDLED’S SONG
. The
GONE
WEST
branch also suits More Than Ready, as he has Graded/Group winners out of daughters of
CAME HOME
,
MR GREELEY
and
ZAFONIC
.
More Than Ready, with his two lines to Almahmoud, has been considered a natural match in Australia for mares by
DANEHILL
, who is closely inbred to Almahmoud’s daughter Natalma. This has paid big dividends, producing five Gr.1
winners. Mares by
DANEHILL
therefore have plenty to offer Verrazano. More Than Ready also sired Graded/Group
winners from mares by
PINE BLUFF
,
REDOUTE’S CHOICE
,
LURE
and
WAR CHANT
, plus a Gr.3 winner from a
daughter of
DANEHILL DANCER
. Mares by other sons of
DANZIG
, such as
WAR FRONT
,
BELONG TO ME
,
EXCHANGE RATE
and
LANGFUHR
, are possibilities.
The
SADLER’S WELLS
line merits plenty of respect, as Verrazano’s family has produced the Gr.2 winner Al Khali to
MEDAGLIA D’ORO
. More Than Ready sired the very speedy Regally Ready and the Breeders’ Cup winner Pluck from
grand-daughters of
SADLER’S WELLS
, so daughters of
EL PRADO
and
KITTEN’S JOY
also come into the picture.
More Than Ready has done well with mares by sons of
DEPUTY MINISTER
, including
DEHERE
(Gr.2 winner More Than
Real),
FRENCH DEPUTY
and
SALT LAKE
(Gr.1-placed Mata Karanjang). Deputy Minister sired the second dam of 2016
Gr.2 winner Tom’s Ready. Mares by
AWESOME AGAIN
and
SILVER DEPUTY
are other options.
All four of More Than Ready’s foals out of
INDIAN CHARLIE
mares are winners, including the Gr.2-placed Galientos.
More
HAIL TO REASON
blood ought to suit Verrazano, an obvious route being sons of
ROBERTO
, including
DYNAFORMER
,
LEAR FAN
,
RED RANSOM
and
SILVER HAWK
. Mares with
SUNDAY SILENCE
blood would be
interesting, as More Than Ready sired the top Australian mare More Joyous from one of his daughters.
❝
vERRAzANO
[more than Ready] won the
2013 g1Wood memorial and g1 haskell - the latter
in an off-the-graph Beyer 116.... i’d say i’m not alone in
thinking verrazano could be a real top prospect
~
Bill Oppenheim’s value Sire,
tdn, 17th dec. 2015
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